Topic: Fiji
The International Rugby Board (IRB) said it had brokered an agreement between the Fiji's rugby union and government which should keep the Pacific island nation in this year's World Cup."The government's commitment to significant investment in Fiji's Rugby World Cup 2011 campaign ...
Fiji's military regime on Tuesday demanded that rugby union chiefs in the Pacific nation quit en masse if the sport wanted government funding for this year's Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.Sports Minister Filipe Bole said he was concerned at official findings ...
Fiji fly-half Seremaia Bai kicked a last-gasp penalty to earn his side a deserved 16-16 draw against a mediocre Wales at the Millennium Stadium.. Although Wales wiped out the deficit and went ahead, Fiji fly-half Seremaia Bai gave his team a deserved ...
Wales were looking to build on a good performance against World Champions South Africa last week where they just fell short after taking an early lead. Wales would also be hoping for revenge against a Fijian side who registered the shock of ...
Wales coach Warren Gatland aims to plot Fiji's downfall on Friday night - leaving the South Sea Islanders as victims of their own success.. Gatland acknowledges that had it not been for Wales' World Cup implosion against Fiji in Nantes three years ...
Marc Lievremont will start Sebastien Chabal at No8 for the first time in his three-year reign as France coach after naming an experienced line-up for Saturday's Test against Argentina in Montpellier.. The only survivor from the Fiji win is fly-half Damien Traille..
I would defy anyone to have watched the Fiji vs Wales group phase decider and not be caught up in the passion, skill, and tension. Before the match, the Fiji players performed the Cibi war dance before the match, confronting the Welsh ...
These are the Six Nations championship, the Tri Nations championship and the Rugby World Cup. Whilst the Six Nations Championship is the primary rugby tournament of the northern hemisphere, the Tri Nations Championship performs a similar role in the southern hemisphere. Like ...
Snedden Believes Good Balance Has Been Struck . "If New Zealand is to make the most of the platform RWC 2011 gives us to showcase our country to the world, then we need to ensure we maximise the global television audience for ...
Fiji, officially called the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island group located in the South Pacific Ocean. Its population is approximately 920,000, and nearly 90% of its people live on Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Fiji's two major islands.The first ...